When a local ranger in a small country town finds an unidentified algae overwhelming the town's water supply, he knows something's not right. But it's not until the sun goes down that he ...
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A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.

It is only a few minutes before one in the morning and the rude and repetitive noise of an incoming call ruptures the stillness of the night. Who could that be at this hour? And why is the husband as stiff as a corpse?

A young boy living in the near future looks for an escape from a home with arguing parents. As a way to cope with the recent arguments from his parents he receives a robot companion that he ends up abusing.

Suddenly, a lonely young woman senses that something is not quite right with her eyesight. What could possibly be altering the boundaries of human perception, dictating her eyes to see things that simply do not exist?

Although Alexia, Franco's ex-girlfriend, has been deceased for some time, Franco still has her as a contact on his social network. When he decides to delete her and move on, something strange starts to manifest through his computer.

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When a local ranger in a small country town finds an unidentified algae overwhelming the town's water supply, he knows something's not right. But it's not until the sun goes down that he discovers the true extent of the danger - it seems the town is about to experience the effects of a mysterious infection that turns not only humans - but animals too - into zombies.Written by
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I've been to Australia about 4 times in the last few years, generally for about 2 weeks each time; one thing all these trips have in common is that at least once in each of those trips I read a story of someone being attacked by some sort of dangerous creature. I've also had the typically Australian experience of having kangaroos deciding that dashing across the road (or standing in the middle of it) at night is a great idea. As a result this film did rather resonate with me since I do get the impression that most of the wildlife in Oz is out to kill you. The plot here is that something has affected the kangaroo population so that they are not just looking to hurt your car insurance no claims bonus, but actually kill you and rip you to pieces.

Essentially Waterborne is that old short film "go to" of a zombie movie – it is a very crowded genre which I generally do tend to avoid because (a) I'm not great with zombie horrors, and (b) many of them are not particularly well done. In this case the scenario is very tightly focused to basically patient zero being attacked by kangaroos which appear to have been infected in some way. It is a simple 3-scene deal, but it sets it up with a convincing outback world, and then has a pretty tense but fun sequence in the middle, and a satisfying end. It is not genre breaking, but it is at least pleasingly different in enough ways that it does stand out somewhat. Technically it is well made, with a good sense of atmosphere, and pretty good kangaroo prosthetics.

It may well be yet another zombie short film, but it is entertaining, different, and quite satisfying in its brevity.

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